The University of Miami has approved the final artwork submission for my app! Novak Corp is now the OFFICIALLY licensed Live wallpaper provider for UM! Expect the app to go live on Sept 5, the first game of the season. Stay tuned for Play Store promotion codes! GO CANES!!

FYI, if you're trying to root your Samsung Note 8.0 through a VirtualBox machine, don't forget to install the VirtualBox Extension Pack, and enable USB 2.0 in your VBox Settings menu. That makes life a lot easier. I have a Windows XP.... yes really.... VM that I use for my Windows odds and ends. I was trying to use that to apply the patch when, to my dismay, the VM was blue screening with a BUGCODE_USB_DRIVER message and some cryptic fault code.

Ladies and gentlemen, WELCOME to the MAIN EVENT! With the Gyro control straightened out, I'm off to uncharted territory. Not that everything that I've done upto this point wasn't uncharted, just this is uncharted... still. I have a feeling it's going to be rough. So, by default, I wimpered for help....